Birthday signs · Pisces season
What zodiac sign is February 21?
February 21 falls in Pisces according to the tropical zodiac. Over the 101 years from 1930 through 2030, the Sun stood in Pisces at noon UTC on February 21, at 1.66° to 3.14° Pisces. Day 2 to 4 of Pisces season is February 21, located in its early part and linked to the element water.
Calculated across 1930–2030 · checked .
February 21 is Pisces
| Pisces at noon UTC | 101 of 101 years, 1930–2030 |
|---|---|
| Nearest change of sign | at least 1 day away |
| Birth time needed for the sign | no |
February 21 at a glance
| Sign | ♓︎ Pisces, the Fish |
|---|---|
| Element and mode | water, mutable |
| Polarity | negative (feminine) |
| Ruler | Jupiter (traditional); Neptune (modern, 20th-century assignment) |
| Sun on this date | 1.7° to 3.1° Pisces at noon UTC, 1930–2030 |
| Day of the season | day 2 to 4 of Pisces season |
| Decan | first (0°–10°), face of Saturn |
| Sidereal sign (Lahiri) | Aquarius |
| Day number | 3 (modern numerology) |
Rulers: Ptolemy; modern list.6
The decan: early Pisces
| Noon Sun | 1.66° to 3.14° Pisces |
|---|---|
| Decan | first (0°–10°) |
| Face ruler, Chaldean order | Saturn |
Faces after Lilly, in Chaldean order.3
February 21 by the numbers
| Day number | 3 (2 + 1 = 3) |
|---|---|
| Month-day number | 5 (2 + 3) |
| System | modern numerology, digit sums |
Digit sums as numerology guides give them.4
Where the date falls in the season
| Day of Pisces season | 2 to 4 |
|---|---|
| Pisces season opened | February 18 (4 years) or February 19 (80) or February 20 (17) |
| Pisces season closed | March 19 (20 years) or March 20 (77) or March 21 (4) |
| Element and mode | water, mutable |
| Traditional ruler | Jupiter |
Seasons by the noon-UTC rule; rulers after Ptolemy.2
Born at this point in Pisces season
Born in the first days of Pisces, this person feels the mood in a room before anyone explains it. Plans bend easily when friends need something different, and that flexibility earns real trust. The cost shows up later, when they realise their own preference got buried under other people's. The early part of this season asks them to notice that gap and say what they want while the decision is still open. Water holds shape without losing its depth, and this person can learn the same balance.
Interpretation, not prediction.
The sidereal sign
| Sidereal sign, Lahiri ayanamsa | Aquarius, all 101 years |
|---|---|
| Noon Sun, sidereal Aquarius | 8.1°–9.5° |
| Convention | Indian (Vedic) astrology |
Ayanamsa convention.5
Born on February 21
- Anaïs Nin (1903–1977), French-born American author
- W. H. Auden (1907–1973), British-American poet
- Robert Mugabe (1924–2019), 2nd President of Zimbabwe from 1987 to 2017
- Nina Simone (1933–2003), American singer, songwriter and pianist and civil rights activist
- Harald V (1937–2026), King of Norway from 1991 to 2026
- Alan Rickman (1946–2016), British actor and director
- Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck (1980), fifth and reigning King of Bhutan
- Corbin Bleu (1989), American actor
Birth dates checked on Wikidata.7
February 21 in history
Observed on this date:
- Armed Forces Day (South Africa)
- Birthday of King Harald V (Norway)
- Father Lini Day (Vanuatu)
- Language Movement Day (Bangladesh)
- International Mother Language Day (UNESCO)
- The first day of the Birth Anniversary of Fifth Druk Gyalpo, celebrated until February 23. (Bhutan)
- The first day of the Musikahan Festival, celebrated until February 27. (Tagum City, Philippines)
Events on February 21:
- 1440: The Prussian Confederation is formed.
- 1861: Mariehamn, the capital city of Åland, is founded.
- 1921: Constituent Assembly of the Democratic Republic of Georgia adopts the country's first constitution.
- 1971: The Convention on Psychotropic Substances is signed at Vienna.
- 1995: Steve Fossett lands in Leader, Saskatchewan, Canada becoming the first person to make a solo flight across the Pacific Ocean in a balloon.
How the answer was worked out
Each year's sign was read from the Sun's tropical longitude on February 21, calculated at noon UTC for each year from 1930 through 2030 by Astronomy Engine.1 How the Machine works
Questions people also ask
What zodiac sign is February 21?
Counting the Sun at noon UTC over the 101 sampled years from 1930 to 2030, February 21 is Pisces every time.
Is February 21 on a zodiac cusp?
No. Every February 21 from 1930 to 2030 found the noon Sun in Pisces, and February 21 is situated at least 1 day from the nearest change of sign.
What decan is February 21?
February 21 remains in the first decan of Pisces (0°–10°) throughout every sampled year, so the face ruler under the Chaldean order is Saturn.
What is the birthday number for February 21?
In modern numerology, the figures for February 21 are a day number of 3 and a month-day number of 5, found by adding digits.
Sources
- Astronomy Engine JavaScript reference — Don Cross, Astronomy Engine. Verified .
- Ptolemy, Tetrabiblos, Book I — LacusCurtius, University of Chicago. Verified .
- Decan (astrology): the faces of the planets (after Lilly) — Wikipedia. Verified .
- Life Path Number — Numerology.com (practitioner site). Verified .
- Ayanamsa (Lahiri and other sidereal conventions) — Wikipedia. Verified .
- Pisces (astrology) — Wikipedia. Verified .
- Wikipedia: February 21 — Wikipedia (Wikimedia On this day feed); birth dates checked on Wikidata. Verified .